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Purge Museum visits Brussels, telling of tragedies in Turkey’s post-coup crackdown

Purge Museum, an initiative that collects and exhibits items belonging to individuals who survived Turkey’s massive crackdown on the Gülen movement, opened for a four-day run...

Turkey’s economy to contract in 2019, longer recession looms: poll

Turkey's economy is expected to contract in 2019 after a decade of strong growth, and economists are predicting a longer recession ahead after a recent bout...

Turkey’s Erdoğan urges Sudan to operate under ‘normal democratic process’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he hopes Sudan can overcome its upheaval peacefully through “national conciliation” and urged it to try to operate under...

France’s Macron declares April 24 Armenian genocide commemoration day

French President Emmanuel Macron has signed a decree designating April 24 as a day of commemoration of the Armenian genocide, sparking an angry reaction from Turkey’s foreign...

Election authority says elected mayors not to be given mandate if they are purge victims

Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has announced that candidates who were elected as mayors during local polls held on March 31 will not be given the...

US senators introduce legislation sanctioning Turkish officials over detentions

Two US senators on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan bill requiring the imposition of sanctions on Turkish officials responsible for the detention of US citizens and local...

Turkey may purchase additional Russian S-400s if cannot buy Patriots: minister

Turkey may expand its planned purchase of a Russian air defense system if it cannot buy a US Patriot missile defense system, and it will also...

Turkey orders detention of 292 people over Gülen links: report

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 292 suspects as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting the followers of the faith-based Gülen movement,...

44 percent of AKP voters in İstanbul believe election irregularities occurred: poll

Only 44 percent of supporters of Turkey’s ruling party think that there were irregularities or fraud in İstanbul’s local elections, a recent survey found, the Diken...

Jailed Kurdish politician says election results a complete ‘fiasco’ for AKP gov’t

Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has said the results of the March 31 local elections turned out to be a complete “fiasco” for the ruling Justice...

Italy’s Salvini calls for ultimate rejection of Turkey’s EU bid

Italy’s Deputy Premier, Interior Minister and League leader Matteo Salvini on Monday called for Turkey's application to join the EU to be definitively rejected as he...

Election board officially declares Yavaş winner of Ankara mayoral race

The opposition’s Ankara mayoral candidate, Mansur Yavaş, on Monday officially became mayor of Turkey’s capital city, accepting the mandate from the Supreme Election Board (YSK). Yavaş won...

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